Eminem Claims #1 Spot On Billboard Artist 100 For First Time Ever

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Recording artist Eminem performs onstage at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Eminem making new feats in his career.

It's been a huge year for hip hop and to top it off, the biggest rapper in the game came out of his cave to drop off his ninth studio album. Eminem came through two weeks a go to drop off his highly anticipated album, Revival. While it's been a polarizing release with many fans and hip hop heads alike either loving it or despising it, the fact that Em decided to actually release an album was headline worthy itself. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release but it looks like Em hit another accomplishment on the way.

Eminem has now topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart this week due to the commercial success of his latest album. The album is currently sitting at number one on the charts but that's only a factor to his current position on the Artist 100. Billboard says the Artist 100 chart "measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity." The chart itself was created in July of 2014.

In addition to hitting the number one spot on the Artist 100, the commercial success of Revival made him the first artist to debut eight projects in a row at number one on the Billboard 200.

Aside from Em, only four other rappers hit the top of the Artist 100 chart this year including Jay-Z as the most recent, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Future. Needless to say, Em is in good company. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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